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Our Brother John (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Lawney Hill · Owner I M Cobbold
by Yeats (IRE) out of Dark Diva (GB) (Royal Fountain)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 10 Jun 2026 Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Our Brother John is a Yeats gelding who is yet to win from four starts on turf, with one placing. His best effort came when third of 11 at Worcester in Jul 2023. He has raced over 2m1f to 3m on good and good to soft going. His last run, at Fontwell in Jun 2026 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle, was off an official rating of 89.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Jun 2026 · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 79 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 31 Jul 2023

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 79B · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good279B78.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 110A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Worcester, 10 Jul 2023 Official rating 89 at the last run, 10 Jun 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 110A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good2110A106—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11.9—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.7—
Good3,44347613.8%+1.90 from 3
Good to Soft1,96421210.8%−1.10 from 1
Soft2,84130510.7%−1.2—
Heavy1,16013611.7%−0.2—
Standard (AW)204146.9%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2813.6%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f8667%−4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f263269.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m2,44127411.2%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3,29435210.7%−1.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,90738713.3%+1.40 from 1
Over 3m82012515.2%+3.30 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dark Diva (GB) (Royal Fountain)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mystical Knight (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mystical Knight (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mystical Knight (GB)1432m–3m1fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Bass 3 0 0% −3.00
Mrs Izzie Hill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
10 Jun 26+1013d Fontwell Jewson Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Good · 10 ran Handy with the pace early - faded rapidly after 4 out - dropped well behind and pulled up before the last PU/10 — 11-8 89—— David Bass 40/1
2023 · 3 runs
01 Sep 23+32d Fontwell Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-5 96—— Mrs Izzie Hill 7/2
31 Jul 23+21d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 8 11-2 —79B102B David Bass 11/1
10 Jul 23 Worcester Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls SsangYong Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 15 11-2 —78A110A David Bass 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Our Brother John won?
Our Brother John (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Our Brother John?
Our Brother John (IRE) is trained by Lawney Hill, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 June 2026.
Who is Our Brother John's sire?
Our Brother John (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Dark Diva (GB), whose sire is Royal Fountain.
What is Our Brother John's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 10 June 2026. The highest on record is 96.
What is Our Brother John's sire's record?
Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
Who are Our Brother John's siblings?
Out of Dark Diva (GB), Our Brother John (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mystical Knight (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mystical Knight (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.